Military Officer - January 2007 - (Page 58) Pierrefonds, France day Armistice railcar, ca 1925 58 MILITARY OFFICER JANUARY 2007 Military history is at every turn in this beautiful country. Our first stop is the city of Compiègne, the site of two historic events. In a railcar in what is known as “Armistice Clearing,” the German army surrendered Nov. 11, 1918, ending World War I. In 1940, Adolf Hitler received the surrender of French forces in the very same railcar. Next, we stop at the quaint town of Pierrefonds en route to the battlefield near Soissons. This battle was a major engagement for the 2nd Division. The entire axis of advance was over wide-open, mostly level ground. Everywhere we go on this tour, the ground is flat, gently rolling, and open, with some areas of defilade, but no cover for hundreds of yards. I can imagine the terror of those young Americans. 1 Armistice Clearing IMAGES: OPENING SPREAD PHOTO, MAJ. DALE ROBINSON, USMC-RET.; MAP, LINDA OLLIVER; THIS PAGE: MAJ. DALE ROBINSON, USMC-RET., EXCEPT HISTORICAL PHOTOS, NEW YORK TIMES CO./GETTY IMAGES
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